To the judgmental Christians,
It is clear that the people who are Christians and claim to love Jesus are also some of the most judgmental and hateful people out there. Why is that? Why does this seem to be true? Christians have forgotten some of the fundamental points of following Jesus.
Being a judgmental Christian is basically being a hypocrite. You are saying that someone else has sinned yet you are a sinner yourself -- it's the pot calling the kettle black. You preach love but spread hate. There is a specific story in the Bible where a woman was being condemned and in the room of people trying to condemn her. Jesus says, "Whoever is perfect may cast the first stone." No one moved and no one would cast a stone. Why? No one is perfect.
A perfect example of this would be gay marriage. Yes, God created man and woman to live in holy matrimony but if you believe in God, you believe he creates everything right? So it would be true that he created a man and man to love each other and a woman and woman to love each other right? We are taught to love one another so who are you to judge someone who is gay and quote the Bible to make it okay? I'm sure they could quote the Bible against you and call out your sins as well. God sees all sin the same so someone who is a murderer is on the same playing field as someone who is gay in God's eyes. If we were all perfect and no one sinned, we wouldn't even need God. We would all be born with an automatic ticket to Heaven and to be honest, most of us would not have even been conceived.
Another example is having sex before marriage. As a Christian, you are taught to wait until marriage to have sex but not everyone lives their life that way. If you choose to wait until marriage that is fantastic, good for you! Even if you don't choose to wait until marriage, that's fantastic as well! We shouldn't be judging others who have sex before marriage just because it's a different belief than ours.
Love thy neighbor. Christians are supposed to spread love and the joy that God brings us. We aren't supposed to be attacking others and forcing our beliefs down people's throats. Not everyone is a Christian so you can't expect everyone to live and behave like one. What you should do when you are around someone who does not define themselves as a Christian is just talk to them about God -- don't belittle them and judge because again, you are not perfect either.
It's very simple really. God tells us not to judge one another and love each other. Why is that so hard for people? You can have your beliefs and still be accepting of others. After all, we do have something in common with everyone: we are all sinners and we all need Jesus. So quit throwing Bible verses in people's faces to prove you are right and actually try being loving and accepting. Before you write that rude comment and judge someone on what they have done, ask yourself: What would Jesus do?
